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5 Steps To Finding The Best Investor For Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Of course you need to discount any investor competitive positioning, but local investment group leaders will quickly tell you the strengths and terms of active investors in your area. Personal funds imply the most commitment, and offshore funding is most suspect. To get the terms you want, it’s better to start with your own term sheet.

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5 Keys To Vetting Investors Before You Accept Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

Of course you need to discount any investor competitive positioning, but local investment group leaders will quickly tell you the strengths and terms of active investors in your area. Personal funds imply the most commitment, and offshore funding is most suspect. To get the terms you want, it’s better to start with your own term sheet.

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The Corrosive Downside of Acquihires

Both Sides of the Table

Usually the location of the engineers matters great so having offshore engineering makes acquihires unlikely. Almost certainly the startup would have raised some capital. Get yourself in a big demo day competition. Acquihires and Venture Capital. I’m a VC. Let’s assume $2 million in seed money.

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Size Up Your Investors Before Accepting Their Money

Startup Professionals Musings

Of course you need to discount any investor competitive positioning, but local investment group leaders will quickly tell you the strengths and terms of active investors in your area. Personal funds imply the most commitment, and offshore funding is most suspect. To get the terms you want, it’s better to start with your own term sheet.

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5 Ways To Check Your Investor Intent Before Signing

Startup Professionals Musings

Of course you need to discount any investor competitive positioning, but local investment group leaders will quickly tell you the strengths and terms of active investors in your area. Personal funds imply the most commitment, and offshore funding is most suspect. To get the terms you want, it’s better to start with your own term sheet.

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In 15 Years From Now Half of US Universities May Be in Bankruptcy. My Surprise Discussion with @ClayChristensen

Both Sides of the Table

We also spoke about technology systems in the perspective of global competition. He believes that one of the financial metrics taught at business schools and reinforced by Wall Street has accelerated offshoring of industries. He spoke about ROCE (return on capital employed). Venture Capital. Neither does Clayton.